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aggregate
[ag-ri-git, -geyt, ag-ri-geyt]
adjective
formed by the conjunction or collection of particulars into a whole mass or sum; total; combined.
the aggregate amount of indebtedness.
Synonyms: ,Botany.Ģż
(of a flower) formed of florets collected in a dense cluster but not cohering, as the daisy.
(of a fruit) composed of a cluster of carpels belonging to the same flower, as the raspberry.
Geology.Ģż(of a rock) consisting of a mixture of minerals separable by mechanical means.
noun
a sum, mass, or assemblage of particulars; a total or gross amount.
the aggregate of all past experience.
a cluster of soil particles: an aggregate larger than 250 micrometers in diameter, as the size of a small crumb, is technically regarded as a macroaggregate.
any of various loose, particulate materials, as sand, gravel, or pebbles, added to a cementing agent to make concrete, plaster, etc.
Mathematics.Ģżset.
verb (used with object)
to bring together; collect into one sum, mass, or body.
Synonyms: , , ,to amount to (the number ofā).
The guns captured will aggregate five or six hundred.
verb (used without object)
to combine and form a collection or mass.
aggregate
/ ĖƦɔ°łÉŖĖÉ”±šÉŖ³ŁÉŖ±¹ /
adjective
formed of separate units collected into a whole; collective; corporate
(of fruits and flowers) composed of a dense cluster of carpels or florets
noun
a sum or assemblage of many separate units; sum total
geology a rock, such as granite, consisting of a mixture of minerals
the sand and stone mixed with cement and water to make concrete
a group of closely related biotypes produced by apomixis, such as brambles, which are the Rubus fruticosus aggregate
taken as a whole
verb
to combine or be combined into a body, etc
(tr) to amount to (a number)
Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms
- aggregable adjective
- aggregately adjective
- aggregateness noun
- aggregatory adjective
- hyperaggregate verb
- reaggregate verb
- subaggregate adjective
- subaggregately adverb
- unaggregated adjective
- aggregative adjective
- Ė²¹²µ²µ°ł±š²µ²¹³Ł±š±ō²ā adverb
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of aggregate1
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of aggregate1
Idioms and Phrases
in the aggregate, taken or considered as a whole.
In the aggregate, our losses have been relatively small.
Example Sentences
But those watching clearly expected England to put in a more convincing performance against a side they had beaten six times previously by an aggregate score of 25-0.
āWell, the audience that MTV aggregated ā in retrospect, that was time and a place,ā he said.
āBut I think in the aggregate, itās something as you can normalize things with lineups and with minutes you can see. For example, our team, Dorian Finney-Smith impacts winning when he is on the court.ā
The Gunners' 3-1 aggregate defeat came in the final weeks of a season in which they were long-time Premier League title contenders, but have slipped 15 points adrift of champions Liverpool with three games remaining.
For the second time in six days Inter Milan and Barcelona served up a European classic as the champions of Italy won 4-3 on the night - 7-6 on aggregate - to reach the Champions League final.
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Related 51³Ō¹Ļs
- Ģżwww.thesaurus.com
- combinedĢż
- corporateĢż
- cumulativeĢż
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Ā© Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American HeritageĀ® Idioms Dictionary copyright Ā© 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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